The Sisters, Araby And An Encounter
”The Sisters”, ”Araby” and ”an Encounter”
These three short stories are from James Joyce’s “Dubliners”, first published in 1914. The short stories are meant to be a naturalistic description of the Irish middleclass living in Dublin, around 1900.
“The Sisters” tells about a nameless boy and his relationship with a, now dead, priest, Father Flynn. The priest acted as a mentor for the boy. The story starts with the boy pondering over Father Flynn’s illness. Later he learns that the priest is dead. That night the boy has a dream (nightmare) about images of the priest, where the boy escapes to a mysterious land. The next day he and his aunt go and visit the house of mourning. They have a conversation with the priest’s sisters, which reveals that Father Flynn apparently suffered a mental breakdown after accidentally breaking a chalice.
“An Encounter” involves a boy and his friend skipping school and going to the shore to seek adventure in their own dull lives. Near the end of......
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